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Will media obsession turn democracy into a pseudo-fascist (or even Communist) state?
Here's a yarn (my last one, yes) inspired by Giant.
Signing off (cheers),
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America was a land of great traffic and confluence, so naturally journalists were intrigued by the notion of evaluating the metaphysical appeal of each U.S. state and why demographics represented the uniqueness of each U.S. state. Texas was iconic for American history and culture and was a hub for patriotic professional/collegiate sports (i.e., Dallas Cowboys, Texas Longhorns) as well as very bizarre crime stories (i.e., Bonnie and Clyde, Texas Chainsaw Massacre). Texas was to America what Paris was to Europe!
American actor/celebrity Ben Affleck made a film about the intricate and complex layerings between modern media and modern politics (perhaps thanks to Wall Street and the European Union). Affleck's new film Argo explored a dramatization of an incident involving media and politics becoming 'linked' because of sociocultural superstitions. Affleck now wanted to understand/appreciate why the U.S. state of Texas was portrayed/represented as an 'American store' in the modern media. Was it all politics?
As many Americans will remind you, if you're not a Texan, the two things that really come to mind when you think of Texas (very generally, in other words) are the Dallas Cowboys (NFL team) and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (iconic American horror-film series/franchise). The Cowboys are called 'America's team' and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre presents a ghoulish fictional chainsaw-wielding cannibal named Leatherface who symbolizes pure 'terrorism.' Affleck wanted to appreciate media representations of the Cowboys and Leatherface in mainstream media and in our modern 'magazine-culture.'
As all this proceeded, a new breed of 'pedestrian patriot' rose on the world stage, reminiscent of the Woodstock Generation. This new patriot was a self-proclaimed 'vigilante' of sorts and wanted to market ideas about the virtue of commerce in a world somewhat hypnotized by capitalism. These new patriots critiqued capitalism and suggested that America was susceptible to the same forms of broadcasted bias as, say, Al Jazeera and ISIS. These new patriots claimed that the media's trumpeting of 'American standards' such as the Dallas Cowboys and Leatherface revealed a certain American bias towards 'bravado-aesthetics.' How would these new patriots be praised by celebrities such as Ben Affleck (celebrities interested in media-gauged propaganda)?
Americans are passionate about civics (law & order), so folklore/storytelling about the eeriness or intrigue of crime (e.g., Helter-Skelter) and even the romanticization of crime (e.g., Bonnie and Clyde) represent journalistic evaluation of sociocultural standards/biases. Affleck wanted to know why Americans kids liked eccentric folk-entertainment 'avatars' such as Pippi Longstocking (a hunky-dory philosophical muse of etiquette inquiry), Captain America (Marvel Comics' iconic patriotic 'superhero'), and Mad Max (symbolic apocalypto road-warrior and speed-racer). Affleck wondered if the Dallas Cowboys and Leatherface revealed a modern fascination with 'populism aesthetics.'
When Hollywood (USA) super-celebrity Tom Hanks invited Ben Affleck to a special (private) concert at an impressive water-view restaurant on Christmas Eve 2018, Affleck was sure it was some promotional PR event for the Trump Administration. When Affleck arrived at the Christmas party, he was shocked to discover it was actually a charity-fundraiser for women afflicted with AIDS (co-sponsored by U.S. First Lady Melania Trump). Affleck realized that modern media culture was oriented towards marketable etiquette(!). Affleck wondered if Leatherface would be remembered as a 'terrorism titan' (since the horror-film avatar symbolized muscular American vulgarity).
GOD: Maybe Leatherface is a Communist.
SATAN: I appreciated Affleck's political film Argo.
GOD: Media has changed social customs...
SATAN: Have you seen Woody Allen's film Celebrity?
GOD: I believe Planet Hollywood represents media aesthetics.
SATAN: Will the Dallas Cowboys always be 'America's Team'?
GOD: I think the Cowboys are like the NY Yankees (MLB).
SATAN: That's arguably true, and consumers care about 'aesthetics.'
GOD: Yes, they care about the general prestige of TV, radio, etc.
SATAN: Everyone loves patriotic sports and horror-films.
GOD: That's why the Cowboys and Leatherface represent media culture.
SATAN: Yes, Americans consider them 'magazine symbolic.'
GOD: We have to be evaluate if media nets are pseudo-socialist.
SATAN: That's what Affleck wanted to understand I think...
GOD: That's why he wanted to make a film like Argo I believe...
SATAN: Will Texas be to America what Scotland Yard was to Britain?
GOD: It all depends on the media characterizations of criminals and policemen.
SATAN: Maybe The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is a sort of 'terrorism folklore.'
GOD: After 9/11, the world's been on edge about social stability(!).
SATAN: Americans love horror-films since they symbolize pedestrian paranoia!
GOD: Yes, Americans like folklore and even political fables (e.g., Citizen Kane).
SATAN: Maybe Ben Affleck will make a film about Texaco (petroleum).
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Here's a yarn (my last one, yes) inspired by Giant.
Signing off (cheers),
====
America was a land of great traffic and confluence, so naturally journalists were intrigued by the notion of evaluating the metaphysical appeal of each U.S. state and why demographics represented the uniqueness of each U.S. state. Texas was iconic for American history and culture and was a hub for patriotic professional/collegiate sports (i.e., Dallas Cowboys, Texas Longhorns) as well as very bizarre crime stories (i.e., Bonnie and Clyde, Texas Chainsaw Massacre). Texas was to America what Paris was to Europe!
American actor/celebrity Ben Affleck made a film about the intricate and complex layerings between modern media and modern politics (perhaps thanks to Wall Street and the European Union). Affleck's new film Argo explored a dramatization of an incident involving media and politics becoming 'linked' because of sociocultural superstitions. Affleck now wanted to understand/appreciate why the U.S. state of Texas was portrayed/represented as an 'American store' in the modern media. Was it all politics?
As many Americans will remind you, if you're not a Texan, the two things that really come to mind when you think of Texas (very generally, in other words) are the Dallas Cowboys (NFL team) and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (iconic American horror-film series/franchise). The Cowboys are called 'America's team' and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre presents a ghoulish fictional chainsaw-wielding cannibal named Leatherface who symbolizes pure 'terrorism.' Affleck wanted to appreciate media representations of the Cowboys and Leatherface in mainstream media and in our modern 'magazine-culture.'
As all this proceeded, a new breed of 'pedestrian patriot' rose on the world stage, reminiscent of the Woodstock Generation. This new patriot was a self-proclaimed 'vigilante' of sorts and wanted to market ideas about the virtue of commerce in a world somewhat hypnotized by capitalism. These new patriots critiqued capitalism and suggested that America was susceptible to the same forms of broadcasted bias as, say, Al Jazeera and ISIS. These new patriots claimed that the media's trumpeting of 'American standards' such as the Dallas Cowboys and Leatherface revealed a certain American bias towards 'bravado-aesthetics.' How would these new patriots be praised by celebrities such as Ben Affleck (celebrities interested in media-gauged propaganda)?
Americans are passionate about civics (law & order), so folklore/storytelling about the eeriness or intrigue of crime (e.g., Helter-Skelter) and even the romanticization of crime (e.g., Bonnie and Clyde) represent journalistic evaluation of sociocultural standards/biases. Affleck wanted to know why Americans kids liked eccentric folk-entertainment 'avatars' such as Pippi Longstocking (a hunky-dory philosophical muse of etiquette inquiry), Captain America (Marvel Comics' iconic patriotic 'superhero'), and Mad Max (symbolic apocalypto road-warrior and speed-racer). Affleck wondered if the Dallas Cowboys and Leatherface revealed a modern fascination with 'populism aesthetics.'
When Hollywood (USA) super-celebrity Tom Hanks invited Ben Affleck to a special (private) concert at an impressive water-view restaurant on Christmas Eve 2018, Affleck was sure it was some promotional PR event for the Trump Administration. When Affleck arrived at the Christmas party, he was shocked to discover it was actually a charity-fundraiser for women afflicted with AIDS (co-sponsored by U.S. First Lady Melania Trump). Affleck realized that modern media culture was oriented towards marketable etiquette(!). Affleck wondered if Leatherface would be remembered as a 'terrorism titan' (since the horror-film avatar symbolized muscular American vulgarity).
GOD: Maybe Leatherface is a Communist.
SATAN: I appreciated Affleck's political film Argo.
GOD: Media has changed social customs...
SATAN: Have you seen Woody Allen's film Celebrity?
GOD: I believe Planet Hollywood represents media aesthetics.
SATAN: Will the Dallas Cowboys always be 'America's Team'?
GOD: I think the Cowboys are like the NY Yankees (MLB).
SATAN: That's arguably true, and consumers care about 'aesthetics.'
GOD: Yes, they care about the general prestige of TV, radio, etc.
SATAN: Everyone loves patriotic sports and horror-films.
GOD: That's why the Cowboys and Leatherface represent media culture.
SATAN: Yes, Americans consider them 'magazine symbolic.'
GOD: We have to be evaluate if media nets are pseudo-socialist.
SATAN: That's what Affleck wanted to understand I think...
GOD: That's why he wanted to make a film like Argo I believe...
SATAN: Will Texas be to America what Scotland Yard was to Britain?
GOD: It all depends on the media characterizations of criminals and policemen.
SATAN: Maybe The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is a sort of 'terrorism folklore.'
GOD: After 9/11, the world's been on edge about social stability(!).
SATAN: Americans love horror-films since they symbolize pedestrian paranoia!
GOD: Yes, Americans like folklore and even political fables (e.g., Citizen Kane).
SATAN: Maybe Ben Affleck will make a film about Texaco (petroleum).
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